Charlotte Child Support Attorney

Helping Families in Their Time of Need

Child support is determined in the majority of cases by the North Carolina
Child Support Guidelines. Generally speaking, child support is calculated
based on both parents’ gross incomes.

If you are currently looking into obtaining child support, there are a
variety of concerns that you need to be aware of prior to going to court,
which is why it is in your best interest to speak with our seasoned Charlotte
child support attorney at
Krusch Divorce Resolution immediately.

When calculating child support, the following factors may come into play, such as:

The number of dependents from your current relationship

The number of dependents from the previous relationship

Any potential health care costs related to your children

Expenses related to childcare or any other work-related care

Number of nights the child/children spend(s) with each parent

Economic Breakdown of Child Support

Essentially, the expenses of the child are to be shared by both parents
in proportion to each of their total income. In a case where there is
a primary parent and a secondary parent, the child support is calculated
on a “Worksheet A.” If there are two parents sharing parenting
time more equally, the child support is calculated on a “Worksheet B.”

There is also a “Worksheet C,” if multiple children reside
in different households, usually meaning that one parent has primary custody
of one child, and the other parent has primary custody of another child.

Children Outside of the Relationship

While child support calculations take into account each parent’s
financial responsibilities to their children, such calculations can often
be affected if either party had children prior to entering their current
relationship. In this regard, the amount of required child support deemed
appropriate is re-calculated based upon prior court orders and each parent’s
gross income.

Health Insurance & Reimbursements

When there is health insurance coverage for the child/children, the parent
who pays the monthly insurance premium may have the amount paid credited
to him or her in the child support calculations.

Each of the following factors can affect child support calculations:

Potential medical expenses

Insurance premiums and the division of primary coverage

Co-pays, deductibles, and prescription cost outside of your insurance

Any decisions made by the court regarding insurance responsibly

Only the cost of the insurance premium attributable to the child/children
would be included in child support calculations, even though a parent
likely pays for his or her own insurance as well as insurance for his
or her child/children. The cost of the parent’s insurance is not
a factor in a child support calculation.

Dividing Your Expenses

In the event that your and your spouse’s incomes are far part, the
court may calculate a child support agreement that factors in each parties
potential contribution level. For example, if one parent has $70,000 annual
income and the other has $30,000, then they might share the uninsured
costs with one paying 70 percent and the other paying 30 percent of each expense.

Because of the extremely complex nature of child support calculations,
you should consider speaking with our Charlotte child support lawyer to
help you calculate the amount of child support necessary for both parties in your
divorce.

Day Care & Additional Costs

Just as healthcare-related cost are often factored into your child support
calculation, any type of child care, daycare, or extracurricular care
will also be factored into the amount of child support necessary each month.

Additional cost that can be factored into child support calculations include:

After-school enrichment programs

Tuition for special or private schools

Private tutoring and intense training

Many times, parents negotiate payment for college tuition and expenses;
however, the courts have no power to order a parent to pay for college,
unless he or she has already signed a formal agreement to do so.

Contact Krusch Divorce Resolution

Each case is different, but the law provides that the child support guidelines
govern child support unless there is a reason to deviate from the guidelines.
In the event that you are going through a
divorce and need assistance obtaining child support,
alimony, or need to have your
child support agreement modified, our Charlotte child support attorney is here. With
over 40 years of experience, we can help you.

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